davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
THE GREAT .Iocx vp."

Under the above caption the bankir, firm of Harvey Fisk & Sons of Nev York. issue . circular containing sous very pertinent questions and infoema. ton on the financial situation of our government:
 "The situation is startling. If allowed to continue every interest viii feel it Every foot o( land will become of less value, every bushel of wheat every bushel of corn. every pe,und of cotton wiil declne m value, 0!i the other hand. if the administration goes to work un. der the powers gisei 1t by existing lav, and earnestly triea to frame new laws for the consideration of the incoming con- gress. ve shall rec such an era of pros- perity IS vas never before witnessed in this land
 "Ihe fsct is, that with the exceptiou of some 10000. 600 deposned by the treasury with national banks, there is nov 9or.ked up,' out of use and drawing no inte rest, in the United States treas ury, vle vast sum of nearly Sac, coo. 900.
 ~One hundred millions Of this sum th. treasury is obliged to keep nnder the laws as a reserve against United States ,lotex.
 "Upwards of another hundred millions Of this vast sum is retained to redeem the notes Of national banks failed or re- tiring circulation.
 There is no law requiring the treas ury to keep this sum locked up. It is only required to redeem the notes as presented.
 "lt will be years before these national bank notes will all come m, and it IS more than likely that } to s per cent. will never be presented. -
 Should this money lie idle all these yearsp If it must. then there is some defect m the national banking law which ought ts be corrected.
 'Why congress should have put it in the power of the national banks to use
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
willing to Mako . Reduction.

"Young Smith has compromised our breach of promise suit" said Chicago lawyer, ''by offering to marry your daughter"
 'That suits me" replied the old man. "How much do l owe your
 "Oh, about three hundred dollars"
 'sThat's too much"
 ''Think SOP I'll tell you what I'll do. Guarantee me whack at the prospec- tive divorce suit and I'll knock ofI twenty-five per cent"-Llfe.
 An attempt on the part of Briggs Goodrich to speak q the indignation meeting on Saturday night at Phenix re- suited in such a disturbance that the sheriff and city marshal were compelled to disperse the meeting.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
An Abanboned Rallroaa.

The unusual sight of railroad being stripped of it's track and abandoned has been witnessed in Ono in the case of the Cincinnati, Columbus & Hooking Valley, locally known as the Grasshop- per road. Its twenty-five miles ef track, although lying in the heart of one of the richest states in the union, long ago proved improbable, and after lying idle for some time, the rails and ties were sold bY the owner, Chicago cap italist. for what they would bring, and have been taken up and carried away. Although the road-bed remains, if does not verify the statement some times made that railway once opened can never stop its operation Chicago Times.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

A St. Louis exchange states that the Chicago x Rock Island railroad re cently sent a surveying party through the mountains of Nevada and Califor- mia, for the purpose of discovering a practicable route between the Central Paciic and Atlantic & Pacific. This party returned short time ago and re- poit a route beginning some distance from Fort Wingate in New Mexico. crossing the Colorado some distance abovethe Grand Canyon, passing through Pioohe, Tybo and Ovens counties. crossing the Sierras through Kings pass, emerging in the vicinity of Tulare lake, California. and following the San Joa- gum valley to the coast. The line hes through low pass, where little grading will be necessary.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

the treasury in this way is . serious question.
 'tOf the balance of this vast sum thers is retained to meet past due bonds, dis- bursing officers drafts, postoffice depart- ment accounts and divers appropriations, nearly $7o, 900, 900, just as if the treas- rry was not receiving from the people every month upwards of $a5.ooo.o 600 to meet al! these things.
 "For all the above the treasury depart ment may set up valld excuse; but. | %. the next congress should see that something is done to utilize as large . part of this $s7o,ooo,ooo as is consist- ent and safe.
 "Still remaining IS $7o,ooo,o GOO for which lock up there is no reason os law except the ruling or wishes of the treas ury department.
 "With an outstanding debt of over one thousand millions. on which the people are taxed $4A63S,466 yearly for interest payments, we would submi. the simple question
 "Is 1t just to the people to keep, year in and year out, S337,ooo, 900 locked up in the treasury, drawing no interest aud doing no good.
 Since the issue of our circular of June I6th-'What Use Shall the Government Make of it's Surplus.'-we have received hundreds of newspapers and commrni- cations from all parts of the land on this subject, all showing deep interest and concern over the treasery surplus By far the larger majority think as we do. that the sooner the rebellion debt is cleared out, bought up. paid of and for. gotten. the better for the whole country.
 "It would be tar better for the coun- 'ryf $Iso,ooo, ,ooo of this money was immediately used to reduce the ints.. bearing debt, even if the go-e,nmen. made nothing by il, but ls c.nnsM onlv reduce the debt but s-ve million, in fu- ture interest psyr .er,s nv doing so.n
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The action taken this morning by the district attorney in the case of The Ter ritory vs. W. A. Hersey, to compel the payment of a drummer's license, is the first serious blow against the laws passed by the last legislature. With the decis- ions of the supreme court staring it Tn the face, that body went ahead and placed on the statutes of the territory law which on its first being attacked is admitted to be invalid by an officer whose duty 1t is to see that laws are en- forced. While not being decision of the case, technically speaking. it virtually amounts to such. and henceforth this will remain a dead letter in the Ari- zona code.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
A cattieman's ParadIse.
IHou J. J. Goeper in the Ice Angeles
 Express.l

lHou J. J. Cooper In the Lee Angeles Express.l In all the mesa mountain country oj Arizona, where water can be procured live stock grow and fatten on the nutri- tiors grasses, and they are never driven from their accustomed ranges in search of shelter from destructive blizzards prevalent in some of the unfavorable sections of the cattle country. No suf- fenng of stock of losses to the owners ever occur because of cold and winter storms. The winters are dry and warm and the summers are cool, with frequent showers.
 In the high mountain ranges much snow fall during the winter months, and in summer it melts and runs away into the springs and streams of the plains and valleys.
 The natural grazing grounds are below the snow level of winter. and even when the lofty mountain tops are being cov- cred with blanket of white, cattle are moving in comfort on carpets of green in the valleys below. So broad and bountiful was the hand of nature in her effort to make Arizona the natural pas ture of the world, that every valley be- comes half-flled manager, and every mountain-side lasting shelter-place. About million of horned cattle, many horses and mules, and a million or more of wooLproduoing beasts can be counted now by the cowboys and sheep-herders m their annual round-ups, within the broad fields of this Arizona country, and yet, there are thousands of acres of excellent grazing land unoccupicd.
 The running streams and large springs, adjacent to the grass-covered plains and valleys, are generally occupied and in many cases 10 their fullest capac- ity.
 In many localities the water supply is utterly inadequate to that of the grass while n other localities the supply of water is much greater than that of grass.
 By means of artificial dams, artesian wells and the piping of water out on the grass covered plains, the herds of graz
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03


 Governor Zulick should make thor ough investigation of the existing land troubles in Phenix. and if he finds. as charged by portion of the territorial press, that Attorney General Goodrich IS implicated in any shady transactions in connection with the title question, he should invite him to resign. As the parties to this suit, of whom We under stand the attorney general is one. has thus far made no defense of their case. and, as consequence, only ex parte ev- idence on the subject has been pub lished, it nigh, be an injustice to charge any wrong on the part of the attorney general We must frankly state, how ever, that from all the information at hand, it looks as if MT. Goodrich, as at torney general of the'territory, might be employed to better advantage to Arizona. If his position has been wrongly stated be should at once set himself right be fore the people of the territory.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

We seriously doubt if the climate oi Prescott, taken all the year arond. can
 be surpassed anywhere for health
 The altitude. 5000. feet with the
 pure dry atmosphere, makes its sum-
 mers delightful, and at the same time
 is the mecca soughtby healkhseekers
 particularly those suffering from pulmo.
 nary diseases The mercury rarely
 ranges above go in waimest days ir
 summer, while the nights are invariably
 cool and pleasant At the above tenn
 perature in this altitude the heat is less
 oppressive, on the account of the dry
 ness of the atmosphere than in the east
 ern and middle states at E degrees
 This altitude, which in a higher latitude,
 would be suggestive of cold winters, al the location of Prescott, between the
 s4th and ssh parallet just sufficient
 amount of cold weather is experienced to tone up the blood, the extreme of the facilitating and enesva,ing effects of a perpetual summer climate, and the rigors of an eastern winter both being avoided. A few pretty cold days. never since our residence here of five years, lasting over week, is experienced, in which the mercury ranges in the early morning, in close proximity to zero The advantages of a dry atmos- phere is also felt in this, as the extreme of cold is not so keenly felt as it is where the atmosphere contains more moisture ny more than the extremes of heat. This is well attested fact, by all who have lived in warm climates that the human body is not so susceptible to extremes of temperature as in damper climates. But while, as a rule, all pull monary complaints are benefited in a dry atmosphere there are exceptional cases, where more moisture with an equable climate IS desired Many patients go from the east to the equable but moist climate, experienced along the Pacific coast only to be temporarily benefited, and then sink rapidly into their graves, who. if they were to stop in Arizona would have their lives pro longed at least. and in many cases expeience complete cure. Others are, no doubt, fully restored by the climate of California. While it cannot be that absolute restoration to health is guaranteed bY Arizona's' eli mste, it can truthfully be said that at leas, nineteen out of twenty cases afflicted with pulmonary, bronchial or asthmatic afertations would be benefited by the climate of Prescott and cosntry sur of similar altitude.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The democratic eoIvfs of Indianz held convention the ether day, and it's president, MT. Scott Ray. delivered an address throwing hot shot into MT. Cleveland. He opposes Growers re nomination because he cannot carry In- diana or New York, and because he can not secure the Irish vote as against MT. Blaine The speaker also reviewed the cabinet. one by one, and arrived at the conclusion without much difficulty that they are scaly lot.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
Grover has grown weary of receiving

Grover has grown weary of receiving delegates of his democratic countrymen inviting him to visit different portions of the country, and in reply to an invita- ton of Governor McGill, of Minnesota and Mayor Smith, of St. Paul, to visit Minnesota replied: "I thank you for the cordiality and heartiness manifested in your dispatch and promise to con- side your invitation with an earnest de- sne to accept the same, but may sug- gest that no delegation be sent during this trying weather to emphasize your wishex. will determine the question speedily and l hope to your satisfac- ton"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The only apparent difference bet ween Baron Reavis' claim of title to lands in the Salt river valley and those of the legal ring there IS that the former asserts he possesses titles which run sway back Pfey:sz :o se..lement of the valley, while the latter are simply fighting to try and get title. To denounce Reavis as blackmailer applies with treble the force to the other set of fellows.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The editor of our contemporary this morning indulges in the following out burst of vitue: "A majority of Arizona editors injure themselves, their papers and the territory by the use of force. More argument and less intoxicated abuse would serve the territory better. !" Immediately following it, in the same column, appears a sample of the most 'intoxicated," vituperative abuse possi- ble to conceive abuse and language which would bring blush of shame to the cheek of Barbary coast rounder.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The breach o: promise suit of Louise C. Perkins against Lucky" Baldwin, al Los Angeles. which promised to be sensational. has evidently been compro- missed. Miss Perkins m her suit asked for half million dollars damages. A
 supplemental answer has been fled in the case by the business agent of Bald win declaring that he has pad Miss Per
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

kins $roo and other good and valuable considerations in full payment of all de- mands and claims. and that the plaintiff has in writing relieved Baldwin rom any further demand. It is stated that the settlement, was on the basis of $Is.ooo. The matter will be brought to the atten- ton of the court tomorrow, when il is expected that the latest of the somewhat numerous breach of promise suits com menced at various times against Lucky Baldwin will be dismissed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

Otawa. Canada. is excited over a so- cial scandal similar to the one which convulsed the social center of London a few years ago. Several prominent cit- izens and members of parliament are ac- cused of traffic in young girls from twelve to fourteen years of age.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The new editor of the Phenix Ga zette feels very sore because the capital of the territory was no; moved to Phe- nix by the last legislature. It vents its spleen on Hon. J. Y. T. Smith on ac- count of Il.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
The interstate commerce commission

The interstate commerce commission has created a bureau to be styled its de partment of statissics. the head of which will be denominated auditor. MT. C. C. McKlain has been appointed auditor and will enter upon his duties in Aug ust McKiain is a native of Minnesota, and has held for several years . respon- sible position in the office of Albert Fink, trunk line commissioner. in New York city.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

A w. Houch. of Philadelphia, chiei prescription clerk in C H. Creamer's drug store, Santa Fe. was killed by the explosion of the soda fountain genera tor, while putting up a prescription of Drsbe's from formula given in late medical journal.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
Uuprecedeated Attraction.
 0vef Half a Million DistTibuied. hn;ls asa lI'l] hnIM,

Incorporated in Isss for 25years by fho Ter iaiasufe for Educational end Charitable UaHs iesefvs fund Of over S55o.000 has sineo boon added.
 By an overwhelming popular voss iis fran. Constftution adopted December a. A. D. 1s7e
 The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed by the people of any State. 1s never Scales or PustpsneO
 VIII take place monthly snd the oemi. annual Drawings regularly every sts montha (June and Decem beY).
 A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE EIGHTH GRAND DRAWING
 CLAss H, IN THE AcApExY or Muszo. NBW
 OaLRASs, TUESDAY, AUeusr 9, l667-3o7th
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

Foraker for governor, and Sher- man, for president, is the watchvord of the Ohio republicans.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

We sincerely hope that Commissioner King will give the prominence due to Northern Arizona in his immigration seeking pamphlets
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

Fourmen were killed and five wounded at Fort Worth, Texas, over a riot at a prohibition meeting.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

Arizona scenery is as grand as can be found anywhere while its climate is un- surpassed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

The Ohio republican convention en- dorsed John Shermsn for president in 1888.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

President Cleveland has accepted an invitation to vis,s Kansas City in Octber.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
CAPITAL PRIZE. $l5O.OOO.
Naives. 05: Irifths, e; Ten1As. ol.

l79 Pri8es, amounting to. - Application for rates-to clubs should ba made only to the oz1ioe Of the Companyo1n ~ Orleans.
 For further information write clearly. Riv- In full address. POSTAL NOTE0. Expfosa T 3ney Orden. or New York Exchango Tn or di nary letter, Currency by Exorsss (as our ox pense addressed 10
 n. A. DAURBlu.
 New Orleans, LA
 Washlnetsn- DC
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03

John Taylor. president of the Mor mon church, IS dead.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-08-03
Addrsss Registered letters to

New Ofieans. L1 REMEMREp That the presence n0MCmDCo ;7enerals BcsureGaR and Early, who are la charge of the drsvfng . ts . guarantee of absoiu' fe lair ness and tnt0 {. fity, that the chances ve all equal, and n q no one can possibly al vine what numb 1T, will draw prfse.
 1EHEMbKR that tn . payment os al Pn1ea ts sGUARAXTEED BY fOCB U A. IlOyAk HAN kS of New Orleans. and the Tickets are signed by the ore Adent of an in. stitution, whose chartered ri ghfs are fe -og nlson m the highest courts; th erefore, oes ,arS of any fmIiations or anonym.n 1s schemes
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
The Retort Courteous.

Thackeray, during his stay in Charles
Ion, met the famous Mrs. King, the
daughter of James L. Pettigrew, tho
great Unionist, who on being question:
cd after the secession of the State as to
what he intended doing, replied:
''Well, the State is going to tho devil.
and I'm going with It,"
Mrs. King was at that timo one of tho
leaders of society.
Thackeray remarked, with rather
more brusqueneas than elegance, on his
introduction to her:
II understand, Mrs. King, TINT you
arc very fastp"
Whereupon tho brilliant woman,
whose forte was repartee, replied:
"Ah. Mr.. Thnckeray,we must not place
TOO much confidence in what wo hear,
for was informed that you were q
gentleman.
1t is said that tho proud Englishman
never forgot this retort Of tho high-spir-
tied Southern woman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
THE SECOND STATE PRISON.
A Recommend That 1t he Made Re-
f9rmAtOry.

"A Recommend That 1t he Made Re-
fermatory.
At tho last session OF the legislature law
was passed providing for the location Of
second state prison. A strong sentiment has
since arisen In the state in favor Of making
the proposed prison reformatory. At pub
lie meeting held At the state capitol Dec. -,
1886 a resolution was adopted without dissent
declaring 1t to be tho eense OF the meeting
that instead Of the state prison contemplated
BY the law OF 1885, . reformatory meditation
should be established. The meeting
included all OF the inspectors of the state
prison, all OF the managers OF the state reform
school, the members Of the state board Of correc-
tons and charities. judges ofthe courts, prose-
cutting attorneys, and many leading citizens OF
the state. Ten years AGO the first reform atory
prison w.s opened at Elmirs, N Y, a. sn ex-
pertinent. The experiment proved 90 success
ful that similar Institutions have since been
established In Michigan, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas.
Massachusetts remodeled the new state prison
ut Concord at large expense for a reforma.
tory, and Pennsyl 7snia. with the samo purpose
IN view, has recently changed the plan OF q
projected penitentiary at Huntingdon. I
therefore recommend that the proposed new
prison In this state be made reiormatory for
criminals convicted Of their frat oRense. In
this connection. and In view Of the establish
ment Of an additional prison, would suggest
that the board OF state prison inspectors Be in
creased from the present number (three) to
Eve. }5 ''E%..~ -s2.'~-2.A j.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
"Ah.GOO!"

Wot vas ID mine baby vas trying to say
Ven goes to bees crib at der preak Of del
dayr
Und oudt vrom der blanket peeps ten leedle
So pink ne, Snd so shveet as der fresh blooming
Und twisting una curling themselves all
shust IKE Obey vas saying I'VE want to go
vhi'o dot baby looks CUP, NIT dhose brish'
eyes so plue,
Und don'd could say nodings; shust only
"Ah-Goop
Vat vas Id mine baby wos blinking about
Vnen DOT thumb goes so quick III his snVee'
Und he looks right away like he no under
Der reason he don'd could quite swallow hee.
Und no digs NIT dhose fingers righdt into hees
Which S ilijs bees oldt ladder init fear und sur
Und when NIT dhose shimnasdic bricks he vac
droo
He lay back and GROW; and say nix budt
vot makes dot shmall baby shmile when he's
Does be dtnk he vas blaying NIT some Won
Der nurse say dhose shmiles vas der sign he
More like dot he dhreams he vas haflng some
frolio;
I feeds dot old nurse NIT Green abbies some
day, ~
Und dhen eef she shmiles peliefvot she say;
When dot baby got cramps he find somediDg
oxoept shmile. und blay, Mnd keep CUP hees
'tAh-GoOy'
ask me, sometimes when look in dot crib;
will der shirdt-frondt, Won day, dake der
blaze OF dot bib;
viii dot plue-eyed baby, dots pooling mine
hair,
Know ali vot I knows aboudt drouble und
careP''
Dhen dink OF der vorldt, NIT its pride und
its sins,
Und I wish dot mineself und dot baby vas
..e. twins,
Und all der day long I hat holdings to do
Budt shust laugh und crow, und keep saying
"Ah-Goor"
= Charles Follen Adams.